Seeing as I forgot in the last chapter, I do not own One Piece.
It had been three weeks since Law had last seen Luffy. The day after paramedics brought the man in, Law had him transfered to a different floor to be looked after, as was the usual. No one stayed in the ER for very long, maybe that was why Law liked it so much. The thing was, Law found himself wishing he could see Luffy again. He had thought about going up to check on him, but changed his mind last minute.
Law did his best to act as if nothing was bothering him. Hancock would say something about it every now and then, but other than that, Luffy was not mentioned in the ER. That was, until Law overheard a few of the nurses talking about a very good looking man with a scar under his eye, and a straw hat on. This intregued Law very little. It took a lot to get Law's attention.
"Dr. Law." One of the nurses noticed Law walking toward the nurse's station. "There is someone here to see you. We send him to the comference room."
"Thank you." Law said, headed in the other direction to find his visitor. Who would come to see him?
Opening the door, Law almost fell over. Sitting, well more like reclining, in one of the chairs, was the sleeping form of none other than the very man who had been haunting Law's thoughts, and dreams, for weeks. Luffy was leaning back in the chair, eyes closed, straw hat covering most of his face. His arms were crossed over his bandaged chest, and his legs were on the table. Law thought about snapping out something about it being rude to put his feet on the table, but couldn't find his words. The sight in front of him was lovely.
Instead, he walked over to the table after closing the door, and sat in the chair opposite of Luffy. He knew it was strange to be watching the man sleep, but Law found it oddly comforting to be near the man. After a few minutes, Law finally desided to wake Luffy up. He placed a hand on his arm, and began to speak. "Luffy, wake up." He said.
Luffy slowly opened his eyes, and they focused on Law. "Dr. Law." He bolted upright, almost falling backward in the process.
"Careful." Law warned. "It's not safe to sleep like that." He said.
"I'm sorry." Luffy said.
"Can I ask why you're here Luffy?" Law asked.
"I wanted to see you Dr. Law." Law's heart jumped wildly in his chest. "I wanted to thank you for all your help when I got here."
"You're welcome Luffy, but I was just doing my job." Law said.
Luffy's lips started to form a pout, and Law found himself wanting to kiss him. "I still want to thank you. You saved my life Dr. Law."
Law felt his heart sink. This man was so cute. "You're welcome Luffy. I'm glad I could." Law said.
Luffy looked up and smiled brightly. Law's heart skipped a beat, and went crazy. What was it about this man that had Law's whole body and his mind going crazy and doing things it wouldn't normally do?
"Do you want to hang out some time Law?" Luffy asked. This was a shock. He hadn't excpeted Luffy to ask that, and he wasn't sure how to answer either. When Law didn't answer after a minute, Luffy lowered his head. "I'm sorry. I know you're busy and all, you don't have to say yes. I should be going anyway. Gramps has been pretty protective since this happened. I'll let you get back to work now. Have a good day Dr. Law."
Luffy stood up to leave, a sad look on his face. "Luffy, wait." Law reached his hand out and grabbed Luffy's. Both men paused, staring at their intertwined hands. Every thought escaped Law. He was holding Luffy's hand, and he liked it. After a minute, Law let go of Luffy's hand. "Sorry." He whispered.
"It's okay." Luffy said, still staring at his hand.
Had it been that bad for Law to hold his hand? Law wondered. "I'm sorry. I just don't get asked out that very often. I would love to hang out sometime." Law said. Luffy smiled again. Law sighed, he'd rather see the smile than anything else.
"When do you get off?" Luffy asked.
"I get off in an hour." Law answered.
"Great it's a date. I'll be back in an hour. Don't let Old Man Whitebeard make you stay late." Luffy, smiled, before rushing off.
Law watched him go, glad he was feeling better. Then he thought about what had just happened. He had just agreed to go and hang out with Luffy. Was this a date? He had to ask Hancock. Law found the beautiful nurse at the nurse's station, looking over a chart with another nurse. "Hey Hancock, can I talk to you in private?" He asked.
"Sure Dr. Law." Hancock followed Law to the other side of the station. "What is it Doctor?" She asked.
"If someone asks you to hang out, is that a date?" Law asked.
"That depends. Does this someone seem interested in you?" Hancock asked.
"They seemed sad when I didn't answer right away, and started to leave, still looking sad, stating they were going to stop bothering me?" Law said.
"Sounds like she like you. Do you like her?" Hancock asked.
"I might." Law said, looking away.
"Awww. Law has a crush. It just might be a date. I guess you'll figure it out when you get together. What does she look like?" Hancock asked.
"She, is actually a he. And it's the stabbing and burn victim from a few weeks ago, you know, the brother of Marco's boyfriend." Law said.
"Luffy? Luffy asked you out?" Hancock sqealed. "He's so cute. Good for you. You need someone to love you. When are you going out with him?"
"After work today." Law said.
"Awwww. Is he coming to pick you up?"
"Yeah. He said he'd be back in an hour, and to make sure Whitebeard didn't make me stay late." Law said.
"Then go tell Whitebeard." Hancock said. "If you don't, I will." She added when it looked like Law was going to argue.
"Alright, I will right now." Law knew better then to ignore Hancock's command. He headed straight for Whitebeard's office. He knocked, and went in when he was told to enter. "Hancock told me to tell you that I can not stay any later than my normal shift time today."
"Why is that Law?" Whitebeard asked.
"I have a date, with Luffy? I think it's a date anyway. I'm not too sure." Law said.
"Luffy? You asked him out?" Whitebeard didn't sound mad or anything.
"No, he asked me if I wanted to hang out after work." Law said.
"Okay, good. You need someone to love." Whitebeard said.
"Do you and Hancock talk alot?" Law asked. "That's exactly what she said."
Whitebeard laughed. "Go on back to work. I'll see you in a few days." He said.
Law nodded, and left the room to go back to work. As he was walking back, he ran into Bepo, Penguin, and Shachi. "Hey guys." He said to them.
"Hey Law, you want to do something after work today?" Bepo asked.
"I can't. I have a date." Law said.
"A date? Is it with that man who was in the ER a few weeks ago?" Penguin asked.
Law fought a blush. "Yeah. He came by, and asked me out." He said.
"Ahhhh, yes. I knew you liked him. What did I say Bepo? I told you Law liked him." Shachi said.
"You were right." Bepo said, nodding his head. "When are you going to meet him?" He asked the other doctor.
"He's coming back in about forty five minutes." Law said.
"Awesome." Bepo said.
"Our little Law is all grown up and going out on a date with a cute guy." Penguin said, faking tears like a proud parent.
"I know, right. It seemed like just yesterday, when he was always dateless, oh wait, that was yesterday." Shachi said.
Law could feel the blush covering his face. He wanted so bad to beat the holy hell out of his friends right now. Instead, he turned and walked back to the ER to finish his rounds before clocking out.
Forty minutes later, Law was finishing up his paper work, when Luffy strolled in, wearing a red button down shirt, blue jeans, and his straw hat. The shirt was unbuttoned half way down, showing off the bandages around his chest. Law felt his heart skip a beat, and then felt a pang of fear. He was going to go on a date with Luffy. Why was he so nervous about going on a date witht he younger man?
"Hey Law. I know I'm early, so I'll just wait over there for you to finish." Luffy sat in one of the chairs in the hallway, and pulled his hat over his eyes, relaxing. Law took a minute to look at him. At first he seemed relaxed, but Law noticed that he was tensed slightly, defiantly a fighter. Good, Law liked athletic people, people who could keep up with him.
After finishing everything, Law went to his locker to change clothes and clock out. Law put on his yellow button down shirt, black slacks, and black coat. This was the only thing about being a doctor that Law hated, wearing suites, and looking presentible. It was something he shared with the rest of his friends. They spent their free time in anything but suites. Law put on the strange smiley face necklace his foster father, Corazon, had given him the day he had recovered from his illness as a child. That was when he had gotten his powers. Law wondered if Luffy had been through something similer when he had gotten his.
Law clocked out, and went to find Luffy. Law saw he was still in the same place, still tensed, but sleeping soundly. "Hey, Luffy. Wake up." Law said, nudging the younger man slightly.
Luffy jumped up, and looked around. "Oh, hey Law, are you off work now?" He asked as if nothing had happened.
"Yeah, are you okay Luffy?" Law asked.
"Yeah. Let's go." Luffy bounce down the hall.
Law followed him, smiling fondly. Luffy led him to a red convertable, and opened the passenger door. "This is your car?" Law asked. He lived not far from the hospital, so he normally walked to work. He lived in a large apartment buidling with Bepo, Shachi, Penguin, and some fo their other friends.
"Yeah, it was a seventeenth birthday present from my friend Franky. He totally tricked it out." Luffy grinned like a mad man. "Usopp helped him add tones of gadgets and whatknots."
Law climbed in the seat, and Luffy closed the door for him. Luffy got in the driver's seat, and headed out. "Do you need to go home for anything Law?" He asked.
"No I'm okay." Law said, wishing he had his hat.
"Are you sure?" Luffy asked.
Law thought about it for a minute. "On second thought, yeah, I need to head home for something. I live right over there." Law pointed to the large building.
Luffy nodded, and pulled into the parking lot. "I'll wait here." He said.
"No, come on up." Law said. "I don't mind." Law led Luffy up to his apartment, and opened the door.
Luffy admired his place as Law went into a different room to change. A few minutes later, Law came out of the room in a different yellow button down shirt, the sleeves were black, a pair of blue jeans with black spots, and a white hat with black spots.
Luffy smiled. "I think I like this outfit better." He said.
Law faught to hide the blush. "Thanks." He said
"You're hot Law. Had anyone ever told you that?" Luffy asked, a seducive grin on his face.
A blush did cover Law's fave now. "I don't believe they have." Law wasn't really sure what to say to that.
"That's unfortunate. They really should, but then again, I'm glad I'm the only one who's telling you now." Luffy said, leaning close to Law. "Shall we head out now?" He asked, straightening up.
"Yeah." Law tried to compose himself. Luffy had him all out of sorts.
Luffy opened the car door for Law again, and then got in the drivers side. He pulled out into the road, and cranked the radio up. "I hope this doesn't bother you." Luffy said to Law.
Law was surprised to find it was actually a CD he heimself liked. "No, this is good." He said.
A few minutes of silence later, Luffy heard the softest of mumbling. A little after that, it turned onto singing. Law was singing along with the CD. Not wanting his to get embarassed by it being pointed out, Luffy said nothing to him about how lovely he found his voice. Instead, he drove and started to sing as well, silently at first, gradually getting louder. Soon enough, both men were singing along with the music, laughing at each other.
After a little while, Luffy slowed down, and pulled into a parking lot. Law looked around, and saw a sign for a resturant. ALL BLUE. "Why didn't you say it was fancy dress, I would have stayed in my suit." Law said when they walked through the door.
"It's cool Law." Luffy said.
"Hello gentlemen." A beautiful red head walked up to them. "Can I help you with something?" She asked.
"You're new." Luffy said.
"Yes I am. I'm Naomi. Do you have a reservation?" She asked.
"No I don't." Luffy answered.
"I'm afraid you'll have to make one." Naomi said.
Law was about to suggest they go somewhere else when a green haired teen walked up to them. "It's okay Naomi. I'll take care of them." She said.
"Are you sure Keimi?" Naomi asked.
"Yes, I'm sure. You can take care of them." Keimi said, pointing a couple at a table. Naomi left to help the other couple. "You're always causing some kind of trouble Luffy. Follow me, your table is this way." Keimi led them to a table in the very back.
"Is he here?" Luffy asked, hugging the girl.
"Of course, when is he not. He practically lives here." Keimi said, smiling at Law. "And who is this Luffy?" She asked.
"This is my date, Law." Luffy said. Law felt his face warm up at the mention of being Luffy's date.
"Cool. I'll be back in a few minutes." Keimi left a few menu's and walked off.
Luffy grabbed Law's hand and they walked towards the kitchen doors. "I'm pretty sure we're not supposed to be back here Luffy." Law said even as he let the younger man pull him though the doors and into the hustle and bustle of the kitchen.
"It's okay Law. Trust me." Luffy said as he started looking back and forth as if looking for someone in the chaos. "Hey Sanji." Luffy waved his free hand, the one not still holding onto Law's.
A blonde man looked up from his inspection of one of the dishes. He had the strangest eyes brows and was wearing a very nice suite. "Luffy." He smiled, then turned to the hulking man beside his, saying something to him, before walking over to the two men. "I was wondering when you were going to show up. Naomi didn't give you any trouble, did she? She doesn't quite know who you are yet, and I had her watching the door." Sanji said.
"Not too much. Keimi showed up before the girl embarrassed herself." Luffy said, smiling. "Hey Sanji, this is Law." Luffy turned to smile an even bigger smile at the doctor.
"The doctor? Well, it's nice to meet you. Luffy had talked about you a lot. I'm Sanji, the owner of this great place." Sanji said, shaking Law' hand as they stepped out and back to Luffy's table. "Do you mind?" Sanji held up a cigarette.
"Not at all." Law said.
Nodding, Sanji lit it up, and took a long drag. "So, you saved the Captain's life, did you?" Sanji asked.
"Captain?" Law looked at Luffy.
"It's a nickname we gave his knuckle head when we were kids. He was the one who held us all together, through everything." Sanji said, a sad look in his eyes for only a second.
"Wow. But yeah, I was the doctor who took care of Luffy when they brought him in." Law said.
"Yeah, Luffy was going on and on about how you were just like him. That you had powers too." Sanji said, puffing his cigarette.
"Yeah, I do. Helps me in the ER a lot." Law said.
"Cool. We know a few more if you want to meet them." Sanji said. He liked this man. He seemed good for his captain.
"Really? You know more people like us?" Law asked Luffy.
"Yeah. A few of my friends have powers too. Robin can create extra body parts, and use them to extend her senses. Chopper can turn into many different forms of a deer, sounds weird I know, but it's really pretty cool. Brook can't really die. His powers always bring him back from the dead." Luffy said. "That's the ones in my crew who have powers, I know many other though. There's more of us than you think Law." Luffy said.
